I heard this morning about some potential local park closures. Well, it’s now confirmed. Two in my neighborhood are on the list:
Point au Roche and Macomb Reservation State Park.
Dammit !!!
Entries Tagged as 'beach'
New York State Park Closures
February 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · News
Tags: beach·clinton county·new york·parks·point au roche·taxes
Lake Champlain Beaches
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Adirondack Life
The last few days of unseasonably warm weather has started what I would call “Beach Fever”. My personal favorite is Point au Roche, followed by Ausable Point.
Here are the public beaches on the New York side of Lake Champlain.
There are a handful of other small beaches, but they are either “secret” or limited to local residents. So, does anyone want to join me for some fun at the beach?
Tags: ausable river·beach·clinton county·essex county·lake champlain·map·plattsburgh·point au roche·willsboro
Visitor Information for the Plattsburgh Beac
June 20th, 2007 · No Comments · Adirondack Life
Greetings to our Canadian friends and everyone in the North Country. By popular demand, I present you with the information you have been searching for.
Here’s the beta for the Plattsburgh beach which is purported to be the largest freshwater sand beach in the USA:
Cumberland Bay State Park
Day Use 8am – 10pm
$6 per Car – $4 after 4pm
Canadian 15%
Open till Columbus Day
Campground Reservations
Plattsburgh Municipal Beach
Plattsburgh City Beach (City of Plattsburgh Recreation)
Day Use 11am – 7pm
$6 US/$7 CAN per car
Town/City Residents Free
Open June 27 through September 7, 2009
These are really part of the same beach, one side operated by NY State and the other by the City of Plattsburgh. If I had to pick, I’d go for Cumberland Bay, only so I can use my Empire Pass. These are minutes from both downtown Plattsburgh and the Upper Cornelia commercial district.
This is Old News, but still funny: Notice the exchange rate? Ha! The DEC wants 20% over at Ausable Point for Loonies. They were officially worth .94 cents yesterday. At par is not even good enough anymore.
Best place for lodging close to these beaches is in Plattsburgh. Almost everything is located around Exit 37 off the Northway. I know every place, in some cases too well. They’re mostly branded properties, I’d recommend using that as your first guide to quality. Nuff said. You could also camp.
If you do want to look for a Plattsburgh Hotel, I recommend starting with TripAdvisor.
Tags: beach·lake champlain·plattsburgh
City Beach Temporarily Closed
July 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments · News
Visitor Information for the Plattsburgh Beach
Update: City Beach Closes for the Year (8/21/06)
The Plattsburgh city beach is now closed for the season.
Plattsburgh faced budget cuts this year, so the beach opened later and closed earlier than usual.
The beach usually stays open through Labor Day weekend.
Access is still available at the Cumberland Bay State Park adjacent to the City Beach. Alternative beaches on Lake Champlain include Point au Roche and Ausable Point.
The Plattsburgh City Beach and the Cumberland Bay State Park beach were closed Thursday and Friday as a result of storm runoff and subsequent high bacteria levels. This means the water is full of crap.
Tags: beach·lake champlain·plattsburgh
Two Steps back, One Step Forward – City beach to reinstate swimming
March 24th, 2006 · No Comments · News
Apparently the TourPro wasn’t alone in questioning the closing of the Plattsburgh City Beach to swimming this summer. After deciding to cull lifeguards from the beach budget, it seems now that revenues from other recreational programs will be sufficient to support swimming at the beach. Mayor Dan Stewart announced that swimming would now be included in the beach’s inventory of activities, albeit at a reduced schedule and capacity.
Tags: beach·lake champlain·plattsburgh
Plattsburgh Swimming Ban Questioned
March 23rd, 2006 · No Comments · News
Update: City beach to reinstate swimming
After a minor rant about the wisdom of prohibiting swimming at the Plattsburgh City Beach, this morning’s editorial in our local press seems to echo many of my concerns. It almost seems like someone there actually ‘gets it’, but stops just short of pointing out the fact that there is economic impact from beach visitation.
Tags: beach·lake champlain·plattsburgh
Swimming at the Beach to be Forbidden
March 19th, 2006 · 1 Comment · News
Update: City beach to reinstate swimming
It’s been awhile, but today’s news has woken the TourPro out of a late-Winter doldrum.
The alleged “city by the lake” has made another interesting strategic decision and I’m afraid tourism has again gotten the short end of the stick. Due to increasing costs of operation, the city has been forced to increase property taxes by almost a third. Yesterday’s news was the elimination of the 4th of July fireworks. Well, we are keeping the Mayor’s Cup fireworks which happens a few days later. The fireworks, hmmm, not so much of a big deal and frankly watching those dollars go up in flames does seem a bit wasteful.
Tags: beach·lake champlain·plattsburgh
